The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Committees of the House Which
w ant New Heads.
Rear Admiral Luce understood to
Agree with Captain Bunce.
one million Dollars Added to the
National Debt Last Month.


judiciary, rivers and harbors, commerce,
banking and currency, military affairs, pub
lie lands, Indian affairs, Territories, the Pa
cifc railroads, education, and the District OF
Columbia.
The National Banks.
The annual report of the Comptroller OF
the Currency shows the total number OF
national banks organized up to October 81 to
be 3.sO5. Six hundred and twenty-five have
gone into voluntary liquidation and 119
have failed, leaving in operation 3,061. The
number of new banks formed last year was
225: closed during tie year So, % OF which
went into voluntary liquidation and eight
England, 33 in the Middle States, 80 in the
Southern States, 107 in the Central States,
and 80 in the Western States and Territories.
OF the failed banks, one was in New En-
gland. The net increase of bank capital Tor
the year was S30.572, 1926. There was net
decrease of $50, ,495, $50 in circulation repre-
sented by bonds. Comptroller Trenholm
suggests a code revision consolidating all the
existing laws with number Of changes.
The Debt Crows Larger.
Treasurer Hyatt says that the public debt
statement issued this afternoon shows an in
crease of a little more than a million dollars
in the public debt since November !, mainly
attributable to unusually large dlsburse-
ments for pensions.
The monthly debt statement shows the
total debt, less cash in the Treasury. to be
81, ,240, 1873, CT, an increase during Noyem-
Der of 81, ,490, ,350.99
The Negotiators.
The next session on fishery negotiations
will be held Saturday at O'Clock.
Wool Men to Confer.
The preparations for joint conference in
this city next month between the representa-
tive wooden manufacturers, wool growers
and wool merchants of the country. are now
practically completed. The object is to con-
slider and agree upon measure for their
mutual protection in view of proposed legis-
lation adverse to their interests.
The AtIanta's Needs.
1t is said that the Engineer-in-Chief con-
ours in the following recommendations of
Captain Bunce relative to the Atlanta, and
suggests that they be carried out at once:
that the ice machine be put below decks,
and the dynamos and their steam engines
below the water line, making room for them
by reducing the messes to two, and thus get
ting rid OF two storer0oms on the berth
deck; also that there should be but one ma
chine shop, and that changes should be
1t is reported also that Rear Admiral Luce,
commanding the North Atlantic squadron,
favoraby endorsed the letter of Captain
Bunce.
How They Would DO 1t.
1t is generally understood among the DEM
ocrats who expect to cooperate with the
President and Secretary Fairchild in carry
ing out an administration attempt to reduce
the tariff that the ways and means commit
tee will prepare bill taking off quarter of
the duties on sugar and a little more than
half the tobacco tax. This may develop in
the House into a bill removing all the to-
bacco tax and half the duties on sugar. With
the special tobacco taxes repealed and smOk-
ing and chewing tobacco made free $14,00O,-
900 would be taken from the revenues
quarter of the sugar tax would be about
$12,000,000. Wool on the free list would cut
off $5,000000 more, lumber $1,000,000, and
salt $l.000,000 or less. This would be total
of S33, 10000 leaving $37, ,C0O,Co0 to be taken
from the tariff list on other articles. II all
the tobacco taxes and half the sugar duties
are repealed the revenue duties would be
lessened $50 000,0 900, leaving $15, 100000 to be
taken off of lumber. salt, wool, and other
duction to be secured.
Agricultural Topics.
The annual report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture recommends the transfer of the
seed division to the State and Territorial
experiment stations and disapprOyes the
efforts to make the department executive,
with the head member in the cabinet The
commission states that the year has been
one of prosperity and progress. Pleuro-pneu-
monia has been restricted to- smaller areas
than at any previous tlme
No Mans Land.
Washington is awaiting with some inter-
est the arrival of the delegate from No
Mans Land. A great many people will be
surprised to learn that there is such prov
ince under the shadow of the American flag.
1t will only be found under that name on the
older maps. 1t is the disputed strip of
country north of the pan handle of Texas,
whose inhabitants recently held conyen-
tion and elected officers. A Territorial dele
gate is on his way here to ask for seat in
Congress and admission for their section in
to the United States as the Territory of Cim-
arron. The name is derived from the larg-
est river which flows through the proposed
Territory. This land appears on the maps
at the InteriorDepartmen as ''public lands"
1t is paralelogram thirty miles wide, larg-
er than the State of Delaware and nearly as
large as New Jersey. 1t is bounded on the
north by Colorado and Kansas, on the east
ny luuldH ltIIlbOIy. Ou bIc oOubn ny lcAdos
and on the west by New Mexico. The Cim-
arron River rises near its northwestern
boundary and empties into the Arkansas
River in Indian Territory.
Cimarron Territory came into the posses
sion of the United States in 1919 under what
is known as the Florida treaty with Spain,
by which treaty we secured Florida, but lost
Texas. The proposed Territory of Cimar-
ron is the most symmetrical division of the
United States. Not far to the south of 1t. in
Texas, and New Mexico. is the high table
land known as the Llano Estacada, or
'staked plains" which forms the eastern
base of the Rock Mountains, and rises to the
height of over 20C0 feet
Maine Matters.
Ella B. jackson was today appointed post
mistress at fremont, Hancock county, vice
Ella NJ. Benson.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today:
MEXICAN WAR.
John Rednot, Bristol.
ORIGINAL.
Charles III. johnson, Augusta.
David +. Shea, Randolph.
Freeman M. Roberts. Newport
INCREASE.
Edward wetherill. National Military Home.
Patrick Melody, Portland.
John +; Tolman, Six Mile Falls.
Hiram Martin, st. Albans.
Carlton Q. Berry, Athens.
JODn +. johnson, BluuelOru.
Joseph G. Crombie, Stockton.
Joseph G. Dorr, Winterport.
George K. Davis, Danforth.
REISSUE.
Nathan w. Marston, Lubec.
Charles II. Walton, Fort Fairfield.
Richard Connor, Mllbridge.
Notes.
Mrs N. p. Willis, widow of the poet and
essayist, will take house in this city for
the winter.
Mrs Kate Chase Sprague will return to
the United States early in December. Her
future home in this country will depend
largely upon the health of her youngest
daughter, who is more or less of an invalid.
Mrs. Sprague would prefer residence in
New York or Boston. 1t is not improbable,
however, that her daughters condition may
necessitate a permanent residence in mild
er and more equable climate, in which case
Mrs Sprague will probably fix upon New
Orleans. Mrs. Sprague's eldest daughter,
Ethel, is studying for the stage.
The Wedding Postponed.
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